{"592496":{"#nid":"592496","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"10 Challenges for Scholars Writing for Wider Audiences","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIan Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, wrote\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;10 Challenges for Scholars Writing for Wider Audiences\u0026rdquo; for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInside Higher Ed\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor four years we\u0026rsquo;ve been editing a crossover series of books and essays called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/objectsobjectsobjects.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EObject Lessons\u003C\/a\u003E. The idea is simple: authors choose an object to write about -- say,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/us\/refrigerator-9781628924329\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erefrigerators\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2017\/04\/why-fruit-has-a-fake-wax-coating\/524619\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efruit wax\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;-- and then illuminate a lesson about its hidden role in historical and contemporary life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0026rsquo;s a yawning gap between academic writing and popular, hot-take journalism. Scholars fancy that they cover important, current topics, but they do so in styles and venues that reach only narrow audiences. And yet there has never been a better time for academics to reach the public directly, and in ways that are compatible with their professional contexts and goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2017\/06\/07\/difficulties-scholars-have-writing-broad-audience-essay\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34508","created_gmt":"2017-06-07 15:08:33","changed_gmt":"2017-08-24 15:03:08","author":"oadebola3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"krystina madej","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2017\/06\/07\/difficulties-scholars-have-writing-broad-audience-essay","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"594940":{"id":"594940","type":"image","title":"Ian Bogost","body":null,"created":"1503584868","gmt_created":"2017-08-24 14:27:48","changed":"1503584868","gmt_changed":"2017-08-24 14:27:48","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226734","name":"Preferred1_edited_300x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Preferred1_edited_300x300.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Preferred1_edited_300x300.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66318,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Preferred1_edited_300x300.jpg?itok=Ng8OKs2w"}}},"media_ids":["594940"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}